SAN ANTONIO – On Friday, head coach Karen Aston announced the addition of UTSA women's basketball alumna Kyra White as the program's newest Director of Operations.
"We are so excited to bring back Kyra in a leadership and mentorship role," said Aston. "She was so instrumental in the growth of our program, and I know she is eager to begin her career in coaching. Not only will she be able to lead on the operations side but she will impact our program and our players in so many ways due to her understanding of our culture and expectations. It's always a goal of mine to pay it forward and while I am so appreciative of Elyssa's (Coleman) contributions I am equally as excited about Kyra's future in our profession."
White will return to the Convocation Center after spending 2024-25 competing professionally for Fr. Mathews Basketball Club in the Irish Super League, where she averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
Before entering the professional ranks, she spent a pair of seasons at UTSA, hitting the ground running and winning All-Texas Honorable Mention by Dave Campbell Texas Basketball as a junior in 2022-23. Across her senior season, she helped UTSA reach new heights as the squad went 18-15, collecting the program's most wins and first national postseason berth since the 2008-09 campaign. The 'Runners also picked up their inaugural postseason victory via an 80-62 routing of Northern Colorado in the Opening Round of the WNIT. Additionally, at UTSA, she dished out 303 assists, which ranked sixth on the all-time leader board.
After attending Judson High School in Converse, Texas, White initially went to USC, where she played in 77 games with 22 starts, scoring 138 points and posting 131 rebounds, 49 steals, 25 blocks and 127 assists before becoming a Roadrunner. White graduated from USC in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and she received a community nutrition certificate from UTSA in May 2024.
White joins Aston's 2025-26 coaching staff, which includes Associate Head Coach Cameron Miles, and assistant coaches Amber Gregg, Chantel Govan, Sophia Ramos and Angel Almaguer.
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